Policy Vista™

Timely tracking and analysis of regulatory proposals, state legislation and general rate cases.

LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY TRACKING

Our staff digs into dockets, bills and other state policy initiatives to identify issues that impact renewables, distributed generation (DG), energy storage, electric vehicles (EVs) and low-carbon transportation fuels. EQ’s legislative tracking service reports on incentives, mandates and other proposals in state legislatures, while EQ’s regulatory tracking service reports on new and open dockets, and other regulatory activities. Summaries are available in a customized, searchable, online portal. Highlight reports are delivered twice monthly via email.

Key Features

Detailed reports and summary highlights

Alerts of rapidly evolving developments

Links to key documents, websites and articles

Upcoming actions, important dates and deadlines

Customize the states and issues in your online portal

We track over 60 policy types, including:

RPS policies, RECs, SRECs

Net metering, virtual net metering

Community solar

3rd-party system ownership

Feed-in tariffs, reverse auction mechanisms, solar valuation

Interconnection issues

Rate design

Utility-owned DG

Distribution system planning

Major financial incentive programs

PACE financing, on-bill financing

Property tax policy

Permitting, zoning

State energy plans

GENERAL RATE CASES

EQ’s staff monitors and analyzes rate cases for proposals that would erode the value of distributed solar, energy efficiency and/or energy storage. Utilities are increasingly seeking to recover their fixed costs by shifting to customers charges that customers can’t avoid, and by raising or creating charges that target DG customers.

Our analyses summarize the major rate-design components proposed in each rate case. Reports are typically delivered within a few business days of the utility’s initial filing. Data and analyses for all rate cases are maintained in a searchable, online portal. We also provide a twice-monthly digest of key rates developments, highlighting new issues and trends that arise around the country.

Rate case issues:

Revisions to existing rate structures and tariffs

New rates, rate options and tariffs

Increases in fixed charges and demand charges

Discriminatory charges and other proposals that would erode the value of DG, net metering, energy efficiency or energy conservation

Subscribers can customize their RPS Navigator subscription to fit their specific needs and interests. This service provides a monthly updated data spreadsheet – with updates highlighted – that also includes state-specific qualitative details tabs. EQ Research provides subscribers with data that includes, among other fields: